Sesame Spiced Tuna with crunchy salad (from Trader Joe’s). Bought two large fillets and cut them in half after cooking, which fed two people twice. Don’t have mustard seeds on hand; got only what I need (1 tsp) from Sprouts bulk spice section. Also paired with leftover mango, radishes and tomato slices. Ate leftovers cold the next day with tomato. Delicious and impressive looking.

Tuesday

Chicken Korma with Cauliflower Rice. This was good but not “knock your socks off”/must have again. Solid meal. Used a whole bag of peas because we’re pea lovers. If I make it again, will decrease cinnamon to 1/8 tsp.

Pistachio-Crusted Salmon with sliced tomatoes and fresh broccoli drizzled in olive oil & balsamic vinegar. Great way to cook salmon–coat it in Dijon mustard and then crusted it with any kind of crushed nuts. Can’t go wrong.

Cauliflower rice topped with Saag and Chicken (throw some chicken tenders & a little seasoning in the Instant Pot & press poultry). Used 1 lbish of spinach, 1lb of mustard greens and a little bit of collard greens. This meal was amazing. Filling without being a gut bomb. Topped saag with a tiny bit Greek yogurt and ghost pepper salt.

Wednesday

Didn’t get to make last week: Maple Chili Pork Tenderloin with baked sweet potatoes and/or Vegan Hoppin’ John. The pork tenderloin I bought at Sprouts last week was green before the “sell by” date. They let me get a replacement free-of-charge when I showed the picture and my receipt. Had hoppin’ John with leftover saag for lunch. Delicious blend.

Thursday

Leftovers

Sunday

Instant Pot Pork Carnitas Rice Bowls. Sear pork in Instant Pot on saute setting instead of in skillet. Cooked pork longer than recipe; 68 total minutes. For the pork, I didn’t have sazon, so I used the following: 1/8 tsp each of coriander, cumin, turmeric, garlic powder, kosher salt and oregano; a dash of black pepper; and (I like kick) 1/8 tsp chipotle powder and a dash of habanero powder. I don’t have adobo seasoning, so I think I just used 1/4 tsp cayenne. Loved the flavor–lot of heat without salty taste. Used pork to make loaded wild rice bowls with romaine lettuce, red onion, avocado, cilantro, tomato, jalapeno, lime wedges, black beans (cooked 1 cup dry black beans in instant pot for 50 minutes with 1/2 chopped onion, 3 cloves of minced garlic, some spices and 4 cups of low sodium chicken broth), red bell pepper and red onion sauteed in bacon grease, adobo sauce (mixed a bit of the adobo sauce from the chipotle peppers in adobo with plain Greek yogurt), salsa.

Grilled Jerk Chicken (made only 1/3 of the dry rub recipe; used remaining chicken from large package) with Taylor Farms Chopped Salad Kit (that was on sale). The habanero powder adds a lot of bite and can be quite potent while cooking in the skillet. It’s so good…it you like spicy. Added some fresh chopped tomatoes and pear.

Chicken Broccoli Casserole (using remainder of chicken from large package). Cooked chicken in Instant Pot on poultry setting. Microwaved broccoli and 2 tbsp water for 2 mins in glass bowl covered with a plate to steam it. Probably used more broccoli than recipe.

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork with Homemade Kansas City Style BBQ Sauce on top of baked sweet potatoes. Didn’t have time to put pork loin roast in slow cooker at lunch; instead put in Instant Pot on manual for 45 minutes (seared it on saute first; not sure if this was beneficial or not). Still turned out really well. BBQ sauce was mmmm. Added some chipotle powder as well.

Whole Roasted Chicken with Chimichuri Sauce. Big into whole chickens right now. Need a roasting pan to make the sides of chicken crispy; used Dutch oven. Could have done on jelly roll pan, too. Peeled off the skin on legs since it wasn’t as “roasty.” Used more veggies than recipe. They were delicious after cooking in the drippings from the chicken/chimichuri sauce.

Asian Chicken Thighs (only cook for 30 mins or less because using boneless skinless) with a simple spinach salad. Great flavor and smell. Would definitely be better with skin-on thighs, but this was still tasty.